For the third time in history, the Black Hawk College East Campus Livestock Judging Team took top honors in the junior college division at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo.

Doris Strand Black Hawk College, East Campus, Kewanee and Galva

For the third time in history, the Black Hawk College East Campus Livestock Judging Team took top honors in the junior college division at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo.

Team members participated in one of two contests: the NWSS Livestock Judging Contest, held January 17 and the Carload Contest, held January 18, both in Denver held in conjunction with the largest Stock Show in the country.

NWSS Livestock Judging Contest:Five team members judged 12 classes and gave eight sets of oral reasons. Awards were given for each specie as well as reasons. The team, competing against 23 other junior college teams, came home National Champion Team winning by 22 total points. BHC placed 1st Overall, 2nd Reasons, 2nd Beef, 2nd Sheep and Goats and 3rd Swine.

Will Coor of Selma, N.C. and Austin Webber of Avilla, Ind. rounded out the team impressively with a 17th and 20th placing respectively.

Carload Judging Contest:In the Carload Contest, a second set of five team members judged six classes of cattle as well as one class of written questions. The team, competing against 21 other junior college teams, finished Reserve Champion by just one point.

In Overall Individual Rankings, BHC had two team members in the top 10 rankings with three team members placing in the top 20 rankings out of 108 participants.· Max Look of Mapleton, Ill. – 1st Overall· Logan Rhinehold of Auburn, Ind. – 9th Overall

Sarah DeShepper of Altona, Ill., Amber Shipe of Waterloo, Ind. and Jake Sloan of Quincy, Mich. rounded out the team.Teams were coached by Dan Hoge and Jared Boyert.